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Priapus
he Greek protector of gardens and domestic animals and fruits. He is a son
of Dionysus and Aphrodite, and a strong phallic fertility deity. Carved images
of Priapus, with large ithyphallic genitals, were placed in the fields and
gardens to ensure fruitfulness and protection. He was imported into Rome from
Lampascus where Pausanias reported he was supreme among all gods. The
Roman Priapus was far more popular than his Greek version.
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